Welcome to day one of The Magic Pattern Book Blog Tour! I’m so excited to follow along for the next two weeks and see the reaction to The Magic Pattern Book from some of the most talented bloggers in the sewing world. The idea for The Magic Pattern Book actually...
Congratulations to Linda who won the Mother-of-Pearl button giveaway! She commented… “What an interesting story about mother of pearl buttons and Mr. Boepple’s tenacity and wisdom to relocate his business to a good source of mother of pearl shells. It...
Starting this weekend The Magic Pattern Fashion Show will be traveling across the country with the Original Sewing and Quilting Expo. In fact, you can see me emcee the show this weekend at the Expo in Fredericksburg, VA. (See my full Expo schedule here.) We have been...
Last month I was excited to once again work with Terry from Enchanted Makeovers (read about my previous work with Enchanted Makeovers here). She has spent her summer and fall embarking on the Sacred Sewing Tour, a program which transforms a room in homeless shelters...
BIG NEWS – The deadline for The Magic Pattern Challenge has been extended! You now have until 10/6 to submit your entries to win a new Baby Lock serger. You have 6 more days to create a project from The Magic Pattern Book (Find the Francesca and Adelaide pattern...
BurdaStyle Magic Fashion Contest – Enter today! You have one week left to enter to win a Baby Lock Imagine Serger! Use any pattern from The Magic Pattern Book, and enter your project on BurdaStyle. We are also offering free downloads of the Adelaide top and...
This month I have shared with you the story behind the creation of The Magic Pattern Book. Now that the book has been released into the world, I have planned a number of events, one which started at the beginning of this month; the BurdaStyle Magic Pattern Design...
You all know that you can enter to win a Baby Lock serger from the BurdaStyle Magic Pattern Design challenge, but did you also know that they are having weekly fabric and pattern giveaways? Oh yes! And this week the lucky winner will receive 8 yards of my Crossroads...
I look forward every year to the time I spend in Michigan with my family. Summers are beautiful and relaxing. My view of the world is usually in a kayak or on a paddle board. Nature is one of my biggest inspirations and I love recording my time spent outside with my...
Last week I shared with you my adventure fabric shopping for The Magic Pattern Book samples. Well, after the fabric was chosen and the samples were made, I got to hop on a plane to New York to help with the photo shoot! The first stop on this adventure was to Workman...
Congratulations to Marcia Barnaby, who is the winner of The Magic Pattern Book and Vintage Notions! Marcia, keep an eye out in your email for a message from me. Thanks to everyone who entered, I love reading your...
Last week I shared with you my inspiration to create The Magic Pattern Book. Today I want to tell you about the process of creating the 36 different patterns included in the book. Once I committed to creating The Magic Pattern Book, I started collaborating with...
